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Default Pages

If you've spent any time on the internet you've probably noticed that most sites don't always require a filename.  For example, you can reach the home page for this site by either www.bobsmithphotography.net or www.bobsmithphotography.net/index.php.  How does the server know that you're asking for index.php when you leave it off?

The answer lies with default files.  Most Apache servers are set up to serve index.html, index.htm, and index.php if you leave off a filename.  And yes, the order is important.  Windows servers tend to use default.htm and default.asp instead, but the idea is the same.   

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